Should The Solheim Be On This Week?

Hello. Congrats to the US team for winning the Solheim Cup. The US managed to overcome being one down after Saturday's play. They won most of their Sunday individual matches on the way to the victory.
It was very adverse weather to be sure. High winds, rain and cold make for tough times. In spite of this the women played very well in the parts that I saw.
My question is, why was this event on last week, head-to-head with the Tour Championship? It forced The Golf Channel into a conflict Saturday, when they were originally going to televise the Tour Championship at 12:30pm Eastern. That time was moved back to 1pm because of a weather delay in Sweden. The telecast did switch at 1pm, however that was after the announcers had told us the ladies would be done at 1:15pm Eastern.
Why didn't The Golf Channel stay with the ladies until 1:15pm? It was before Phil Mickelson or any of the leaders were teeing off. We would've seen and known where the matches stood prior to the 2am Sunday start time.
Then again, why was the Solheim Cup played last week? More tomorrow.

Regards,
Steve